Figure

Mould-made burnished clay figure. This female figure wears a helmet and ear ornaments in the form of a serpent. Below a tunic is an exposed vulva. These pieces are normally found within burial contexts to accompany the dead.

Accession register: “From tombs near Callao. Brought from Peru by Captain D’Arcy in 1881.”

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
49/1916/24
Collection Class
Religion and magic
Collection Area Region
South America
Material
blackware pottery | | | |
Common Name
figure
Simple Name
figure
Production Town
Production Country
Peru
Production Person Initials
Production Person Surname
Production Year Low
850AD
Production Year High
1470AD

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figure of a person